New Mombassa, Africa (October 17, 2552)

New Mombassa was peaceful. The sky shined brightly, and the buildings stood proud, a monument to the human achievements. Security cameras scanned the city's skies like hawks watched over their young.

Camera 1(Tanaga): Clear

Camera 2 (Lumumba.0624): Clear

Camera 3 (MBaraki.2552): Clear—wait. Unknown airborne objects approaching. Zooming in.

MBaraki's scope examined the objects closely.

MBaraki: They're approaching the city's surface. About to—

As the objects landed, a great blue wave swept over the cameras, and eventually the city itself.

Contact the UNSC! Unidentified objects have landed on the surface of New Mombassa, in the—

The cameras were silenced. Darkness over came the city, sweeping over it like a cloud. For a moment, all was silent. The people at their homes didn't know what was happening. Then, there was a flash of light.

Please remain calm.

Expect delays.

Obey posted limits.

Pardon our dust.

Danger: Flood zone.

Keep it clean.

The city cameras flickered. MBaraki viewed the ruins of the city plaza. Palm trees and buildings lay scattered around, one of them crushing the small fountain in the middle.

MBaraki: Contacting UNSC AI 5486-B: Superintendent.

In the upper right hand corner was the icon for the Superintendent. It was a green circle with two large eyes.

Reinitialize…

Warning! Metropolitan disaster!

Checking power…

Checking comms…

Alerting emergency services!

The Superintendent shuffled through the cameras. New Mombassa was in runs. Flames covered buildings, rubble was scattered around.

Superintendent: Wait. Is that…

Another one of the objects landed, running through the side of a building before crashing into a hotel across from the plaza.

Superintendent: Motor vehicle crash! Fatality estimate: 99.99%. Acquiring vehicle.

The camera scope zoomed in through the smoke.

Superintendent: Vehicle unknown. Accessing N.M.P.D. database. No match. Accessing UNSC database.

Without warning, the Superintendent stopped its search.

Superintendent: Search terminated! System maintenance required! Extended event monitoring…

A dark cloud began to surround the city. Within minutes, it was pouring rain. Thunder boomed and lightning cracked. The cameras went silent. A Covenant Phantom arrived from the left, its light scanning for human survivors. The Superintendent turned its attention back to the strange pod. It examined the object closely, watching smoke billow from the corners. Without warning, the opening popped off.

Silence filled the soldier's mind. He carefully took out his M7 caseless submachine gun and propped it above the pod, making sure that he wasn't seen. After a while, he stepped out, his military boots touching the wet ground. On his legs were bracers from way back when used to protect the lower appendages. Several items covered his body, including a backpack full of weapons and items. The soldier wore a black ODST helmet- large, like a bicycle helmet, with the visor in the shape of a t.

So this is what happened after the rupture, he thought.

The soldier cocked his gun, drawing his hand back harshly. As he checked his surroundings, light shone over him, followed by the sound of a Phantom. He quickly took cover as the Phantom passed by. After the light vanished, he returned to the open rain and ready to find his friends.

"There's a human here somewhere! Find him!"

The soldier stopped. Not too far from him was a pack of Brutes, Carbines and Spikers abound. Quickly, he drew his machine gun to his visor. The HUD on his helmet showed the Brutes clear through the darkness, highlighting key weak spots and vulnerable areas to aim.

The pack passed by him without even so much as an acknowledge, except for the leader of the pack, who carried a Fuel Rod Cannon on him. The leader roared and snorted before returning to his group.

That was close, the soldier thought.

The soldier turned his attention to the screen behind him. It flashed red, with the symbol of the Superintendent in the background and the words "Keep Right" and "Proceed with Caution" in big, bold letters.

"Guess I ain't got a choice. All right Marcus, you've gotten this far. Let's save this city." The soldier muttered.

Marcus ran in the direction of the signs, ready to do his duty and risk his life for the human race.


Halo 3: Recon

New Hero

New Campaign

Prepare to Drop

Fall 2009

What you just read, friends, is a text representation of the trailer for the upcoming Halo 3: Recon. And since I'm good at writing (and delaying projects down the ass), I'm gonna write a fic on Recon. Given the sparse information that's provided, I'll try and keep my ears out for anything regarding the game and updates old chapters with that information ASAP. Now just read n' review, and prepare to drop!